Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
1. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program which when executed by at least one processing unit of a computing device actively involves a user in an event by emotional engagement, said program comprising sets of instructions for: receiving, at a central processor, a set of user data from a fan user device that is communicably connected to the central processor, said set of user data input into the fan user device by a fan user of an event; enlisting a circle of friends of the fan user of the event, said circle of friends comprising at least one friend user; starting a collaborative competition related to the event between the fan user and the circle of friends; prompting, by the central processor in connection with the fan user device and a set of friend devices used by the circle of friends to engage in the collaborative competition, the fan user and the circle of friends for collaboration and competition data input related to the event; receiving, by the central processor, collaboration and competition data input related to the event from the fan user device and the set of friend devices; determining, by the central processor, whether the collaboration and competition data input related to the event is received from the fan user and the circle of friends within a specified time period; when the collaboration and competition data input related to the event is received from the fan user and the circle of friends within the specified time period, determining, by the central processor, whether the collaboration and competition data input received from the fan user and the circle of friends is valid; when the collaboration and competition data input by the fan user and the circle the friends is valid, rewarding the fan user with at least one of points, celebratory visual feedback, celebratory audio feedback, and celebratory tactile feedback and updating, by the central processor on behalf of the fan user device and the set of friend devices, an accounting of responses and time metrics at the central processor to reflect valid and timely collaboration and competition data input; when the collaboration and competition data input by the fan user and the circle the friends is not valid, updating, by the central processor on behalf of the fan user device and the set of friend devices, the accounting of responses and time metrics at the central processor to reflect timely collaboration and competition data input that is invalid and does not result in rewarding the fan user; updating a global user envy reflex list, by the central processor of behalf of the fan user device and the set of friend devices, and a personal user envy reflex list associated with the fan user, by the central processor on behalf of the fan user device, wherein the personal user envy reflex list associated with the fan user comprises one or more of the fan user's top accomplishments, achievements, and values; displaying the updated personal user envy reflex list on a fan display screen of the fan user device, wherein the fan display screen is visible to the fan user; and displaying the updated global envy reflex list on the fan display screen of the fan user device and friend display screens of the set of friend devices, wherein each friend display screen is visible to a friend user in a set of friends that make up the circle of friends.
2. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the set of user data comprises at least one of personal identification information, personal metrics, and event data.
3. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the program further comprises a set of instructions for updating, by the central processor, the accounting of response and time metrics to reflect untimely response based on the set of user data input being submitted after the specified time period.
4. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the global envy reflex list comprises a listing of top accomplished users and one or more accomplishments, achievements, and values of each top accomplished user in the listing of top accomplished users.
5. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the fan user device comprises a computing device.
6. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the fan user device comprises a computing device with a sensor.
7. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the sensor comprises a velocity sensor and the event comprises a car race event, wherein the set of instructions for prompting, by the central processor in connection with the fan user device and the set of friend devices, the fan user and the circle of friends for collaboration and competition data input related to the event comprises a set of instructions for prompting, by the central processor in connection with the fan user device and the set of friend devices, the fan user and the circle of friends to provide a guess of a top car speed in the car race event.
8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the sensor comprises a pressure sensor and the event comprises an impact sport event.
9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the impact sport event comprises a baseball game event, wherein the set of instructions for prompting, by the central processor in connection with the fan user device and the set of friend devices, the fan user and the circle of friends for collaboration and competition data input related to the event comprises a set of instructions for prompting, by the central processor in connection with the fan user device and a set of friend devices, the fan user and the circle of friends to provide a guess of an impact force applied to a baseball hit by a baseball player during the baseball game event.
10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the specified time period comprises a time duration between the baseball hit by the baseball player and a time at which a next baseball player is up to bat in the baseball game event.
11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the program further comprises sets of instructions for: receiving, at the central processor, a set of user voting poll data input from a registered voting user of a voting poll event; recruiting a circle of friends of the registered voting user of the voting poll event, said circle of friends comprising at least one unregistered voting user; starting a collaborative voting poll effort related to the voting poll event between the registered voting user and the circle of friends; registering the at least one unregistered voting user; prompting the registered voting user and the circle of friends for voting data input related to the voting poll event; determining whether the voting data input related to the voting poll event is received from the registered voting user and the circle of friends within an open poll voting period; when the voting data input related to the voting poll event is received from the registered voting user and the circle of friends within the open poll voting period, determining whether the voting data input is valid; when the voting data input by the voting poll user is valid, rewarding the voting poll user with at least one of points, celebratory visual feedback, celebratory audio feedback, and celebratory tactile feedback; when the voting data input by the voting poll user is not valid, not rewarding the voting poll user; updating the global user envy reflex list and the personal user envy reflex list associated with the voting poll user, wherein the personal user envy reflex list associated with the voting poll user comprises one or more of the voting poll user's top voting polls; displaying the updated personal user envy reflex list on a voting poll display screen that is visible to the voting poll user; and displaying the updated global envy reflex list on the voting poll display screen and one or more friend display screens that are visible to the circle of friends.
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January 21, 2020
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